News about interesting gadgets, gear, mobile technology and lifestyle products.
NEWS – I’ve been wanting to read Where the Crawdads Sing for months. But bestsellers like that can be tough to find at the library, and I rarely buy books unless I can find them second hand. Even my usual library trick, to look for the audiobook or large-print version, didn’t seem to work this …
NEWS – It might be the 21st century, but some of us still use keys to open doors. When you have keys, you need a keyring to store them. If the style is as important to you as utility, check out the U8 Carabiner from RovyVon. The U8 is made of CNC sandblasted titanium and …
NEWS – I love seed catalogs, nurseries and digging in the dirt. But I hate dropping $100 on flowers and herbs that get promptly devoured by bunnies or quickly shrivel up because they don’t belong in my neck of the woods. Since I’m no horticulture expert, I’ve been getting help from PlantNet, an app on …
CROWDFUNDED NEWS – Ohsnap might just make the sockets that pop step aside. Get a grip on your phone in style with this multi-functional, multi-featured phone grip. What is it? Ohsnap is a low-profile grip device for your smartphone. It can attach to objects magnetically, can be removed quickly for wireless charging, and its main …
Ohsnap might just be the best phone grip in the history of ever Read More
NEWS – If you’ve ever had insomnia, you know that it’s a miserable experience. You’re so tired, but you can’t fall asleep. Some sleeping medications might help the problem for a while, but could a gadget help you fall asleep faster? That’s where Thim comes in. Thim is a wearable smart ring that is designed …
This smart ring is supposed to help you fall asleep faster Read More
NEWS – Why should you have to settle for boring black plastic phone stand when it comes to buying a hands-free mount for your favorite smartphone? VRS Design doesn’t want you to, so they have created some ultra-cool looking mounts like the one above that looks like it came out of a Lincoln Navigator. Does …
NEWS – Today (September 18) is the 6th annual Read an Ebook Day when book lovers around the globe can celebrate the day by reading a digital book and sharing their love for reading via social media for a chance to win a Kobo Clara HD eReader. All you have to do is choose an …
Today is Read an Ebook Day so what are you waiting for? Read More
CROWDFUNDED NEWS – Here’s an EDC tool that features a rugged design and hidden tools that will make your friends do a double-take when they see you use this carabiner to open a box or tighten a screw. What is it? The GPCA (which stands for General Purpose California) is an EDC multi-tool built into …
NEWS – I review a lot of bags. The closet in my office has to periodically be purged of extras to make room for new models that come out seemingly hourly. But I couldn’t help but follow the link I saw a while ago to eBags.com for their slim professional convertible backpack. Why do I …
NEWS – We all probably have at least one tape measure somewhere in our house or toolbox. But I bet most of you probably don’t have a measuring tool that rolls to measure a length instead of using a tape. That’s why I thought the 18K gold plated Rollova looked interesting. It’s a small disk …
NEWS – I love rice so much I probably could eat it every day. The problem is finding a way to easily make flavorful rice. I know there are rice cookers out there that probably do the job, but the AZUME Ceramic Rice Cooker caught my eye. First off it has a cool Japanese inspired …
Prepare rice in a more traditional way with this Japanese-inspired ceramic rice cooker Read More
NEWS – Holy handhelds Batman! Prepare to part with some cash, because I have what looks like the coolest DIY kit I’ve seen in a long time. It’s called the Clockwork GameShell and it’s a modular kit that includes all the parts needed to build your own pocket-sized gaming system that looks strikingly similar to …
GameShell is a DIY kit to build your own Gameboy style handheld Read More
CROWDFUNDING NEWS – Can you believe that I’ve NEVER been camping – EVER? Well, there was that one time when I was probably 7-8yrs old and our neighbors put up a tent between our yards and invited us to sleep in it one night. My 5yr old sister started crying within 15mins and that was …
NEWS – Riding a bike in the US in many places is a dangerous proposition. I’ve been cut off, had “right-crosses” that almost took me out, and the ubiquitous shouts from drivers who don’t seem to realize that I also pay taxes and have a right to the roadway. Capturing those moments, in case litigation …
CycleVision integrates front and rear-facing cameras to bike helmets Read More
NEWS – IT Chapter Two, the sequel to the terrifying 2017 horror movie IT is opening in theaters this weekend. To celebrate (or just to be plain creepy) Firebox is selling a Pennywise balloon lamp. The lamp is a near-identical replica to the iconic red balloon seen eerily floating in the films, usually signaling that …